Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Rain this after snow tonight and colder; minimum Bureau Forecast.) rnoon, changing to possibly tomorrow; temperature about 36 degrees. Temperature—Highest, 57, at 2:30 p.m. yester: a.m. today. Full e ‘day; lowest, 56, at § eport on page 11. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 E No. 30244, ¢ tered as second class matter office, Washington, TR ¢ Foening Star. TON, D. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1927~ '"HIRTY-SIX "PAGES. “From Press The Star’s ) Means Associated Pry to Home Within the Hour” carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 105,437 WO CENTS. FRANCE REPORTED READY 1O START PAYMENT OF DEBT Poincare Said to Have De- cided to Adhere to Schedule of Settlement Terms. TREASURY TO HANDLE ALL ARRANGEMENTS Financial Attache of Paris Govern- ment Here Confers With Secretary Mellon. By the Associated Press PARIS, February earefully avoiding reopening the debt settlement question with Washington through diplomatic channels, Premier Toincare is understood to be dis- posed to begin payments to the United States under the schedule contained in the settlement. The premier, it is said, thought that the best means of conveying an tntimation of this intention to the American Government was through France's financial representative in the United States, Robert Lacour Gavet, rather than through the more formal channels of the foreign office. Arrangements With Treasury. Therefore, any arrangements of this pature to be made will be handled as purely a Treasury matter. This ex- Planation came today after the foreign office had expressed s published report that 2 debt payment move was under way and had denied knowledge of any negotiations along that line. The report, Echo de Paris, sald Premier Poincare would ask the Washington adminis- tration—if he had not already done so ——whether it was disposed to accept an arrangement for provisional pay- ments on France's debt to the United States. This arrangement, the paper says, would be similar to that concluded with Winston Churchill, chancellor of the British exchequer, In connection with the French debt to Great Britain. Negotiations in Washington, Echo de Paris adds, are being carried on by Gayet, financial attache of the French embassy, and in Paris, by 19.~Although i as published by the| | Senate Measure Taken Up, With Little More Than Hour for Debate. Amendments to Limit Cost and Bar Playground Use Held Likely. Under a special rule, the National Arboretum bill is unfinished business before the House today, with only about one-third of the two hours al- lowed for debate consumed. The bili i in charge of Representative Purnell, Republican of Indiana, for the commit- tee on agriculture. It is the Senate bill that is being considered, but com- mittee amendments will be offered to decrease the authorized appropriation from $500,000 to $300,000 and to strike out the provision that the tract to ount Hamilton tract,” shall be avail able for park and recreational facill- ties. The Senate is ready to accept these amendments. Representative Aswell of Louisiana. the ranking Democrat on the commit- | tee on agriculture, having announced | himself in favor of the bill and be-| lleving that it should be passed, the | hour’s time allotted to these in opposi- | tion to the measure is controlled by Representative Kincheloe, Democrat of Kentucky. | Quick action on this measure is im- perative, as the present owners of the | site desired have agreed to accept | a sacrifice price for the property, but | will hold their offer open only until | the close of the present session, as contractors are desirous of utilizing | this land for a real estate develop- nt. Backed by Lure. The bill directs the Department of urprise over a | Agriculture to acquire the site here | for a great laboratory. The blll is sponsored i nthe House by Chalrman Luce of the liby mittee, who explained its purpose, and the imperative need for early ac- tion, as follows “After the clash of interests yes- terday which divided us so sharpl it is a genuine pleasure that chance brings today an opportunity to speak a word In behalf of the welfare of agriculture, and toattest that an East- out-of-doors scientific |ARBORETUM BILL GETS RIGHT OF WAY BEFORE HOUSE TODAY | be acquired. commonly known as “the | | | 1 Purnell. | Luce. ern man from a district where ag culture does not predominate may vet take a keen interest in that which en- courages production and which bene- fits not only the farmer but also the whole Nation. Furthermore, T esteem myself fortunate in that circum- " (Continued on Page 10, Column 2.) JAPAN ACGEPTS Sheldon Whitehouse, counselor of the American embassy, who 18 in close touch with the premier. Opinion Is Divided. The paper declares that oplnlon‘l are divided as to u'-u‘:wn'n _attitude. toward the French offer, but it be- lieves that “despite the disappointment caused by the French government's refusal of the invitation to a naval disarmament conference, Coolidge and his cabinet will end by accepting the arrangement proposed by M. Poincare. Parliamentary action on the Wash- ington debt settlement has been de- ferred to the uncertain future by de- cision that the budget and the ques- tion of Army reorganization should have precedence in the legislative program. U. S. OFFICERS SILENT. French Fnancial Attache and Secre- tary Mellon Confer. Both the Treasury and the French embassy were uncommunicative today regarding Premier Poincare’s over- tures for an arrangement for increased French payments on per war debt to the United States. Robert Lacour- Gayet, financial attache of the em- bassy, recently has been in conference with Secretary Mellon, and there are indications that some definite an nouncement may he possible shortly. It is the understanding here that the new French budget provides for war debt payments to the United States along the lines of the unratified debt settlement agreement. Hereto- fore the payments from Paris have b«ef‘l confined to interest installments. No actual diplomatic negotiations would be necessary for France to in- crease her payments, which would be merely A matter of the American Treasury accepting such tenders as the French government might make and crediting them against the total outstanding. Some bookkeeping complications are involved, however, including a de- termination of the manner in which interest and principal would be divided in the account, and it is indicated that & determination of these details is delaying any public announcement. MEXICAN RAIL STRIKE REPORTS CONFLICTING Officials Say Walk-out Is Failure Generally—Workers Expect Move to Spread. ed Press. 1CO CITY, February fitcting claims of the general teo were made t called b port Workers in | i 18.~Con. s to the effectiveness afl ay strike in Mex-| The strike w tion of Trans. | ympathy with the shop men, who are demanding higher | pay and reinstatement of a number ¢ dismissed workers. It went into ef + at midnight Thursday. Officials of the confede hat work has stopped on the Isth- mus, Tehuantepec and Pan-American sallways, and that the remaining lines will join the movement gradually. On the other hand. officials of the Na tional Railway Lines quit work at T Antonio, that s 1y replaced the ment is a total failu; TRUCK DRIVER IS FREED. Peter Tierney Acquitted of Charge of Driving While Drunk. Peter Tierney, truck driver, charged 11 montl § ed, v Court jury Judge Isaac Tierney's pe Trafc Director vutcome of the trial was reversed by Ju Smith in the Distr last week, The traffic director has taken the case to the Court of Appeals. F. Regis Noel represented the de- Sendant, jon declare ra Blanca and Rincon ikebrakers immedia nd that the move Police s acquitt before sitting ¥ Hitt. it revoked by but JAn Supr this action s Francis me Court | forelgn - only 300 men | ago with driving while | pending the | | with opposing a reconciliation between | ARMS CUT PLAN Tokio’s -Reply to Invitation by Coolidge Received at State Department. By the Associated Press. Japan's acceptance of the American proposal for a naval limitation discus- sion at Geneva was received today at the State Department. The communication was not made public, but plans were made to give it out simultaneously in Tokio and ‘Washington, probably tomorrow. All_available information indicated that the Japanese government had of- tered full co-operation to President Coolidge in his effort to lay down some agreement supplementary to the Washington treaty, but with the de- talls left for future determination at Geneva. Rejection by Italy Due. It was the second reply to Mr. Coolidge’s proposal to reach Wash- ington,” and the first acceptance. France rejected the invitation. Italy is expected to do likewise, but Great Britain has indicated she would ac- cept. Whether an Anglo-American-Japan- ese conference will result remains to be determined. - The President is de- laying any decision until he can ex- amine all four replies together. The Japanese note was received by the State Department by cable through the American embassy in Tokio. The present status of the American naval limitation proposal was dis- cussed by President Coolidge today with Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign relations committee. Expense Bill Approved. The House yesterday approved & resolution to provide $75,000 for ex- penses of American delegates to the forthcoming Geneva preliminary arms conference. The Senate must now act on the measure, passage of which W requested by the President. The only opposition in the House came from Representative Connaliy, Democrat, Texas, for having turned against the League of Nations, “for political expediency,” only to find it self now “crawling into its back doo of disarmament.” Representative Begg, Ohio, supporting the r nations should ment or “be forced v cent they owe'us.” FRENCH MISTAKE Republican, foin i dis: arma t pay up eve SEEN. | Rejection May Affect Debt Problem, Says British Paper. LONDON, February 19 (®).—The Westminster Gazette editorially e | presses the fear that France not only | has made a diplomatic mistake in re. | jecting President Coolidge's proposal | for further naval reduction at a time (Continued on Page 10, Column 5.) | MONGOLS TORTURE Members of Natural Muséum Party Return With Tales of Cruelties." By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 19.—A graphic tale of barbaric torture by Mongolians, in which he hoped he would be shot by his captors to avoid further suffering, was related today by James L. Clark, assistant director of the Museum of Natural History, who, with William J. Morden, hunted ovis poli in Asia last year. A group of armed men, wearing Russian caps and the star of the Rus- sian soldier, surrounded the party one night, he said, and appropriated their arms and ammunition. The captors then seated themselves around a fire and for hours paid no attention to the captives. The Mongols smoked their short pipes in silence until finally Clark showed them their Amer- fcan and Russian passports. These were thrown aside. Pinned to Ground. After a time the Mongols began to whisper to themselves and Clark said to his companion: “Bill, we are in wrong.” He started to get up and the captors pounced upon them, pinning them to the ground. “One of them took a pan of boiling water from the fire and Bill yelled ‘They are going to scald me!’ I could not see at first what they were doing and I couldn’t have helped him, any- way, but after a while I saw they were pouring water on the ropes with which they were binding us. The idea was to make the ropes, which were twisted around our wrists, tight- er. That was to be our torture, ap- parently, for the ropes were already as tight as the men could make them. “Qur servant had been talking to one of the men and I asked him what he had heard. He sald they were going to kill us. Tied Back to Back. “We wondered how long it would | take to find out what had become of | load of fuel necessa We were glad we had insurs | were not afraid any re what ce. We t snappy, instead of torturing us to | death. | being shot would have heen & “They took us out and tied us be to back to a pole in a small tent. W were placed sitting down, our elbows | fastened together, and ropes from our elbows to our knees. ‘ “There was no fire in the tent, but we dldn't feel the cold because of the [pain. After o while they came in and | Eerous, of Do Finedos four-continent felt our hands. 1 don’t know how long | that night was, but tney finally took | the ropes off and we got back a spark of hope. Then they brought us tea (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Tries Suicide as He | | By the Assocated Press. PARIS, February 19.—Leslie Leon, young American dentist, was in a hospital tn a critical condition today after an attempt at sulcide during a showing of a motion picture last night in which the English actor, Warwick | Ward, was the star. have written to friends charge Ward | the dentist and his wife between whom divorce proceedings are pending, but Ward, who I8 In Paris, denied the al- legation. He said his trouble with Leon arose from a debt which the dentist owed his (Ward's) brother. The Slowis- that Kiloh igs bask- Letters which Leon is declared to | W_atches Film Whose Villain He Believed Stole Wife hibited in the United States under the arfety,” starring Emil Jan. nings, in which Ward played the part of a villain who enticed a young wi from her faithful husband Leon’s friends sald today that Leon believed Ward, acting his film role | in real life, had last year induced the | gone, who declared she jumped in dentist's wife, who was Renee Ricel, to leave her husband and accompany Ward to Berlin, where the principal scenes of the film are laid. Leon, it appears, is a Frenchman who went to America and later to Indo-China in an effort to build up a fortune for his beautiful young wife. When he falled, say friends, his wife -l | formerly | 211 5. EXPLORERS | ! 1 I | us and how the news would leak out. | Su more: we didn't | terday, arriving at appened, except that we!tance from Dakar to Porto Praya is lution, said |hoped they would shoot us and make |about 300 miles. Our arms hurt so that even: Fernando Noronha, about 300 miles reliet, | fr | ife { path of a freight locomotive last night lafter having been reprimanded by her SHANGHAI DEFENSE i cautionary mobilization™ of the { composed of residents of the interna | from within™ by the use of propaganda | nando Noronha is 1,432 miles. { southward to | northward through ISCOLDED, GIRL, 15, LEAPS CORPS MOBILIZED AS STRIKE SPREADS 1,600 Civilian Volunteers Will Be Backed by Warships and 10,000 Troops. SHOPS AND POS?OFFICE ARE FORCED TO CLOSE Water Supply in French Section Cut—Electric: Plant Shut- Down Threatened. By the Associated Press SHANGHAIL Febr 19.—"Pre- hang defense body ary hai volunteer corps, a tional settlement, was ordered this eve- ning in preparation for eventualities in the strike of Chinese workmen, which continued to grow worse as Nationalist sympathizers celebrated the victory of the Cantonese at Hang- chow. The order means that all members, totalling more than 1,600 men, must don their uniforms and be ready to respond at a moment's notice An attempt to continue tramway service in the international settle- ment resulted in the stoning of several cars by strikers and foreign passengers were endangered. Service finally was entirely stopped. Boring From Within Polic; As the strike continued to spread, some labor leaders declared it was only a projected two-day cessation of work to celebrate the Nationalist cap- ture of Hangchow, but indications are growing that this is the long expected “boring from within” designed to cause the complete downfall of Mar- shal Sun Chuan-Fang, the city’s de- fender. The Cantonese method of ‘“boring has done much toward aiding them in sweeping over half of China within the last year or so. Waterworks emplo; in the French concession struck using a water shortage in some districts. Employes in the elecirte plant of the interna- tional settlement threatened to join. The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Russia, sailed today for Vancouver without her mail. British Troops Kept Back. British troops were kept to thelr billets to prevant armed clashes. The seamen’s union joined the 40,000 or more strikers who went out earlier n the day. Post office strike pickets, armed with clubs, lined the entrances to the general post office and attempted to prevent indoor workers from entering the bullding. - The postal commission- er, who is an Englishman, ordered the post office closed until Monday to pre- vent further trouble, after a few for- eigners, who had received mail had the letters snatched out of their hands. Later the police disarmed the “cntinued on Page 11, Column 2) PINEDO REACHES CAPE VERDE ISLES Hop Tonight Expected to Take Him to Within 300 Miles of Brazilian Coast. By the Associated Press. PORTO PRAYA, Cape Verde Islands, February 19.—Comdr. De Pinedo, the Italian aviator, has arrived from Dakar, French West Africa, on his transatlantic flight to the Americas. De Pinedo and his companions hope to get away tonight on their flight to Brazil, and expect to arrive at Per- nambuco within 15 hours. If condi- tions are favorable, they will begin the hazardous journey over the At- lantic at 6 p.m. De Pinedo had intended to fly from the African mainland at Bolama, Por- tuguese Guinea, to the South Ameri- can mainland, at Port Natal, Brazil, but was forced to change his plans hecause of the lack of wind and other local conditions at Bolama, which pre- vented getting his seaplane, the Santa Maria, into the air with the great for such a long stained flight. He flew from Bolama to Dakar yes- :30 p.m. The dis- rom Porto Praya he will presumably fly to the island of n the Brazilian coast, following the example of the Spanish aviator, Comdr. Ramon Franco, who made the southern transatlantic flight last year. The distance from Porto Praya to Fer- This stage of the flight will be the most spectacular, if not the most dan- | Brazil his route leads Juenos Aires and thence central Brazil to Cuba and the United States, returning to Burope by way of Newfoundland and the Azores. flight. From TO DEATH UNDER ENGINE By the Associated Prees, DAVENPORT, Iowa, February 19.— Blanche Gabathuler, 15-vear-old high school student, met almost instant death when she threw herself in the grandparents. Her act was witnessed by three per- front of the engine. She had made threats to end her life on other occasions, the coroner learned, and was known to have dis- oussed the suicide of George W. Can- {SNOW AND COLDER | mometer will hold down around freez- ling for the next 36 hours. non, 17, one of her classmates, last Sunday. Her parents are visiting in 8t. Louls. Radia Prw;mp—l:‘m 36 THlkING ALL ALONG THAT RESoLuTons Wave BEEN ANTRODUCED 1w Tae WO Yo PRescres RULES 1.5, SEEKS TO BAR NEW AID 70 SAGASA Continued Shipping of Arms One Reason for Dispatch of 1,600 Marines. The continued shipment of arms from the outside to the Nicaraguan Liberal forces apparently is again re- garded as a threatening phase of the Central American republic’s civil war by the Washington Government. Although not disclosing what coun- try s furnishing the munitions, the White House advances it as another reason, besides the protection of Americans, for the recent ordering of 1,600 marines to Nicaragua. The administration, however, links up the importations as constituting a danger to Americans there, in the belief that the additional equipment for _the Liberals will inspire increased war- fare. Diaz Accuses Mexico. President Adolfo Diaz of Nicaragua has repeatedly charged that Mexico is supplying with arms the Liberal army of Dr. Juan B. Sacasa, claimant of the presidency. News dispatches declaring that rumors of American intervention were circulating in Managua and that Diaz troops in some places have adopted a mutinous attitude were of interest to officials here, but comment on either situation was deemed un- likely. Intervention Discussed. The discussion of intervention ap- parently is receiving some unofficial consideration among members of the Nicaraguan Congress, as some Diaz supporters in the Senate were said to have studied the procedure be- tween the United States and Haiti in 1915, when American advisors were provided for the Haitian government. The mutinous attitude among Diaz troops resulted from lack of pay and because of recent forced marches, Some of the soldiers refusing to travel except by automoblile. A conference between American Minister Eberhardt and Rear Admiral Latimer, listed for today at Corint is regarded by officials here as likel to throw new light on recent phases of the civil war In advices to the State Department. Minister Ebe hardt yesterday conferred with Presi- dent Diaz, but no disclosures about their meeting were made. 1S FORECAST HERE Strong Winds and Tempera- ture of About 26 Expected Through Tomorrow. Possibility of snow tonight and through tomorrow morning was fore- cast by the Weather Bureau today, along with strong winds and a tem- perature around 26 degrees. Forecaster Welghtman was unable to tell when the present rain would change to snow, if at all, but the in-| dications today were that the flurries would develop later on tonight. With the cessation of either rain or snow the sky will be overcast and the ther- The unpleasant weather today comes from a disturbance over Georgla this morning, which is moving northward along the coast, and has caused the jssuance of storm warnings as far.as Boston. TROOPS WATCH YAQUIS. Mexico Reports Sufficient Forces Ready to Prevent Outrages. MEXICO CITY, February 19 (®).— There are sufficient federal forces in the State of onora to give full pro- tection to forelgners and natives against possible outrages by the Yaqui Indians. This assurance was given today by ‘Under Secretary of War Pina {n reply to published reports that the Yaquis ‘were threatening to kill the foreigners in Sonora in reprisal for the merciless federal campalgn. againet themy |and it was predicted in circles close | fore the latter part of next week. Woman Juror Bill For Washington Is Passed by Senate| Women will be eligible to serve on juries in the District of Colum- bia, under a bill passed by the Senate today. The measure al- ready has been approved by the House and needs only the signa- ture of the President to make it law Senator Jones of Washington reported the bill favorably from the District committee and ob- tained unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. Senator Jones explained every one who had talked with him was in faver of the bill. Senator Norris of Nebraska in- quired if women were disqualified from jury service under present law. Senator Jones said there seemed to be some question about it, which prompted this legislation. FARM BILL ADVICE FLOODS PRESIDENT Messages From Both Sides in McNary-Haugen Fight Reach White House. President Coolidge received the Mc- Nary-Haugen farm relief bill from the Capitol today, but it appeared unlikely that he would be in a position to reach a decision as to his disposition of it before the middle of next week. Al- ready, however, representatives from the influential farm organizations of the Middle West have called at the White House to ask the President to give the bill his signature and make it law. On the other hand, pressure is being exerted, especially by members of Congress who opposed the measure on the floor both in the House and the Senate, to have the President veto it. A spokesman for the President de- clared yesterday that Mr. Coolidge would treat the McNary-Haugen bill exactly the same as he would any other measure from Congress. He discussed it at the cabinet meeting vesterday, but was represented as having taken the stand that he would not reach a decision until he and mem- bers of the cabinet have had a full opportunity to study it. ‘Will Obtain Under this procedure, the bill would go first to Secretary of Agricul- ture Jardine, who would report his views back to the President. It is probable that a measure of such im- portance would then be sent to Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon and Secs retary of Commerce Hoover, and finally to Attorney General Sargent before being returned to the White House for the President’s approval or disapprovat. This program would occupy at least a day in each department, unless the President expressly asked the heads of the departments to expedite their study ahead of everything else. That would mean that the bill would not be | returned to the White House befor next Wednesday. Whether or not the President would be in a position to/ act immediately even then is doubtful | Views. to the White House that Mr. Coolidge would not make his final decision be- Thompson Sees President. S. H. Thompson, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, which includes in its membership farmers all over the United States, and is particularly strong in the Mid- dle West; E. A. O'Neil, vice president RADIO CONTROL PUT UP 0 PRESIDENT Senate, After Week of Delay, Passes Bill Without Record Vote. By the Associated Press. The last step in the enactment of radio-control legislation was taken vesterday by the Senate after weeks of delay without even a record vote and with less than a third of the membership present. The long-pending measure, as re- written by House and Senate con- ferees, now goes to President Coolidge, who s expected to sign it next week and to send to the Senate before ad- journment of Congress the names of the five men who are to make up the Radio Commission created by the measure. : Contested to Finish. Demands that the legisiation be sent back to conference for amend- ment in important particulars were made in closing debate by.Senators Pittman, Nevada, and Blease, Soith Carolina, Democrats, and Howell, Re- publican, Nebraska. The Senate previously had twice re- fused to take this course. The chief points raised by oppo- nents were that the bill failed to as- sert the right of the Federal Govern- | ment to control the air for the bene- fit of all the people, to provide for a walver of rights to wave lengths and the use of the ether by licensees and to make it certain that each State will wave the right to at least one of the effective wave lengths. Board Has Full Control. Under the terms of the measure the commission of five will have com- plete control of radio for one year from the date of its organization and thereafter will have the power to pass final judgment on all controverted questions and all those which might be voluntarily referred to it by the Secretary of Commerce. Among the other provisions those designed to prevent monopolies, to control wave lengths, the number and power of stations, chain broad- casting, the length of time stations may broadcast and to prevent di crimination and excessive charges for radio transmission. Liquor Bill Advanced. The Hawley bill to provide for man facture of medicinal whisky under Government supervision was given privileged status in the House toda by the rules committee. 1t will com up on the floor early next week e Presi;leni .to Occu Py | Temporary Home About 1st of March The President and Mrs. Coolidge are making preparations to leave the White House and occupy their temporary residence, on Dupont Ci , about March 1. The old Patterson mansion, which they are 1o use while the White House is having a new roof put over it. is undergoing a num- ber of minor changes to meet the pecullar needs of the President and his household. Additional tele- phones are being installed and a series of call bells is being put in, with other things. Until this work has bheen com- pleted neither the President or Mrs. Coolidge can definitely de- termine on their “moving day.” It is known, however, that the Presi dent is counting on March 1 and is confident that the move will take of the same organization, and Chester (Continued on Page 2, Column §) place no later than March 3 any- | how. President Raises Soldier’s Ration Allowance From By the Associated Press. Napoleon’s dictum that n army travels on its stomach” has found new recognition in a decision to give American soldlers bigger and better helpings at mess. Impressed by repeated urgings by Army officers, President Coolidge has raised the Army ration allowance per man to 50 ,a day. It now is 36 cents, and fhe new Army bill makes funds a\ for next year to raise .10 40 oo Fhe 36 to 50 Cents Daily ever, decided even 40 was not enough, and by executive order made it an even half dollar bginning next July 1. _An additional $6,000,000 will have to_be provided. Mr. Cooldige displayed a deep per- sonal interest in the controversy that | expire. DISTRICT MEASURE WITH TEACHER ITEM PASSED BY SENATE Bill Carries $60,500 to Pro- vide 35 More Instructors for Schools. HOUSE APPROPRIATION IS INCREASED $220,750 Copeland Fails in Fight Against Location of Tech High Heating Plant. The District appropriation blll passed the Senate this afternoon carrying a total of $37.07 representing an increase of §2 above the amount as reported from the Senate appropria- tions committee ‘The increases agreed to on the floor of the Senate, and which now go to conference with the House, are: For 2ndd1unnul public school teachers, | $60,550; for continuing the improve ment of Meridian Hill Park by grading | and construeting retaining wall, $137, 000, and street paving item, $23.200 The bill passed by the House veral weeks ago carried $36,215.6 The Senate appropriations committee before reporting the measure made a net addition of $640,430, which brought the total to $36.856,125, and the several items added on the floor today ran the total beyond $37,000,000. Teachers Item Adopted. Following an earnest plea b; tor Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi. the Senate added $60,500 to the bill to provide for half of the increased teaching force sought by the Board of Education, but which had been dls. allowed by the House and by the Senate appropriations committee. The Senate also adopted an amend- ment by Senator Blease, Democrat, South Carolina, making $1,000 imme- diately available to be used for the capture of the assallants who attacked a woman in the Capitol Grounds last night. On motion of Senator Copeland, Democrat, New York, the Senate also inserted an item for the widening of H street between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets to 50 feet wide at a cost of §10,000, the cost to be borne by the abutting property owners. Paving Item Reinserted. The Senate appropriations commit- tee also agreed to the request of Senator Bruce of Maryland to rein- sert the House item for the paving of Thirty-eighth street from Alabama avenue to Suitland road and Suitland road from Thirty-eighth street to the District line The bill as reported to the Senate carried $36.f . Rough estimates made while the bill was being amend- ed on the floor indicate that when it is finally passed the total will be slightly in_excess of $37,000,000.. Senator Copeland offered an amend- ment to prevent the Commissioners from proceeding with the erection of a heating plant for the McKinley High School on the corner of Second and R streets northeast, contending that the plant should be placed in the rear of the new high school and the Langley Junior High School, instead ! of on one of the corners of the site. Asks More for Trees. Senator Copeland also sought to obtain an increase from: $90.000 to 1$115,000 in the item for maintaining {and ‘adding to the shade tree system, | declaring that the trees are one of the i chief factors of beauty in the National { Capital. | Senator Phipps of Colorado, in | charge of the bill. suggested to Sena | tor Copeland that if he will ask the | Commissioners to send in a supple- mental estimate of $25.000 to be placed in the second deficiency hill {that he will join the Senator from i New York in supporting it. | Senator Harvison, after questioning | Senator Phipps as to the reason why | the committee turned down the re- | quest of the school authorities for 74 additional teachers, said he felt that | if the Board of Education was able to | convince the Budget Bureau of the !need for these teachers, Congress | should at least allow a portion of the number. Must Go to Conference. | When the Senator from Missis«ippi { made a formal motion that $60.500 be {added, which would provide for about |35 teachers, Senator Phipps said that he would accept the amendment. Since | the House made no provision for addi- tional teachers, however, this ftem will have to go to conference to be finally passed upon enator Phipps told Senator Harri- { son that the appropriations committee. lafter hearing the testimony of the ~(Continued on Page 10, Column 7. | MINE PAY CONFEREES | Effort to End Deadlock at Miami Session to Be Resumed Monday. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla.. Febru gates to the soft coal pariey today be- gan enjoyment of a week end armi- stice In their negotiations for a wage agreement to replace the Jacksonville contract On March 31—six weeks off—the agreement covering wages in the cen tral competitive bituminous fleld will After a week of organization and argument, the joint conference of miners and operators is as widely sep- arated as when it convened. Counter proposals were discussed for two days in open meetings and at closed sessions of the subcommittee to which they then were referred. The subcommittee will meet again on Mon- day. DAY WITHOUT SHIPS. recently developed in Congress and the press over the low-ration costs in the Army, compared-to the 50-cent allow- ance now in effect in the Navy. He called for further information and ruled that a doughboy might legiti- mately be regarded as having as big appetite as a bluejacket, NEW YORK, February 19 (#).—For the first time in ny years the port of New York has seen o day when not a ship carrying passengers arrived The United States liner Republic, which arrived last midnight, is the first ship to reach New York stnce T;M-y afternoon.